Occupation AtlasNaturopathic Physicians
O*NET · 29-1299.01
Naturopathic Physicians
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases using a system of practice that is based on the natural healing capacity of individuals. May use physiological, psychological or mechanical methods. May also use natural medicines, prescription or legend drugs, foods, herbs, or other natural remedies.
Also called Doctor (Dr) · Dr · Naturopath · Naturopathic Doctor · Naturopathic Endocrinologist · Naturopathic Medicine Doctor · Naturopathic Oncologist · Naturopathic Oncology Provider
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Physician
Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
ISRInvestigative · Social · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative5.89
- S Social5.73
- R Realistic4.53
- C Conventional3.25
- E Enterprising1.98
- A Artistic1.81
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- None (38%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- None (56%)
- On-the-job training
- None or short demonstration (32%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.3Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.1Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 4.1Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- SpeakingbasicImportance 4.1Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 4.0Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- WritingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- Service OrientationImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Make flight reservations for customers using an online booking site
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- MonitoringbasicImportance 3.4Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.4Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
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- PersuasionImportance 3.1Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
- CoordinationImportance 3.1Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
- InstructingImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
- SciencebasicImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met
- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
- Time ManagementImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
- Systems EvaluationImportance 2.9Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
- NegotiationImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
- MathematicsbasicImportance 2.8Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.1Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- Operations MonitoringImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
- Operations AnalysisImportance 1.9Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
- Technology DesignImportance 1.8Level 0.9
- ProgrammingImportance 1.6Level 0.8
- TroubleshootingImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- Operation and ControlImportance 1.3Level —
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.1Level —
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
19 core · 1 supplementalWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Document patients' histories, including identifying data, chief complaints, illnesses, previous medical or family histories, or psychosocial characteristics.Importance 5.0
- Conduct physical examinations and physiological function tests for diagnostic purposes.Importance 4.9
- Educate patients about health care management.Importance 4.9
- Advise patients about therapeutic exercise and nutritional medicine regimens.Importance 4.9
- Administer, dispense, or prescribe natural medicines, such as food or botanical extracts, herbs, dietary supplements, vitamins, nutraceuticals, and amino acids.Importance 4.8
- Interview patients to document symptoms and health histories.Importance 4.8
- Diagnose health conditions, based on patients' symptoms and health histories, laboratory and diagnostic radiology test results, or other physiological measurements, such as electrocardiograms and electroencephalographs.Importance 4.7
- Administer treatments or therapies, such as homeopathy, hydrotherapy, Oriental or Ayurvedic medicine, electrotherapy, and diathermy, using physical agents including air, heat, cold, water, sound, or ultraviolet light to catalyze the body to heal itself.Importance 4.4
- Consult with other health professionals to provide optimal patient care, referring patients to traditional health care professionals as necessary.Importance 4.4
- Order diagnostic imaging procedures such as radiographs (x-rays), ultrasounds, mammograms, and bone densitometry tests, or refer patients to other health professionals for these procedures.Importance 4.3
- Maintain professional development through activities such as postgraduate education, continuing education, preceptorships, and residency programs.Importance 4.2
- Obtain medical records from previous physicians or other health care providers for the purpose of patient evaluation.Importance 4.0
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- Conduct periodic public health maintenance activities such as immunizations and screenings for diseases and disease risk factors.Importance 3.9
- Perform venipuncture or skin pricking to collect blood samples.Importance 3.7
- Monitor updates from public health agencies to keep abreast of health trends.Importance 3.7
- Perform mobilizations and high-velocity adjustments to joints or soft tissues, using principles of massage, stretching, or resistance.Importance 3.6
- Prescribe synthetic drugs under the supervision of medical doctors or within the allowances of regulatory bodies.Importance 3.5
- Report patterns of patients' health conditions, such as disease status and births, to public health agencies.Importance 3.3
- Treat minor cuts, abrasions, or contusions.Importance 3.2
- Perform minor surgical procedures, such as removing warts, moles, or cysts, sampling tissues for skin cancer or lipomas, and applying or removing sutures.Importance 3.3
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 5.0Level 5.7
- BiologyImportance 4.8Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Investigate the effects of pollution on marine plants and animals
- PsychologyImportance 4.8Level 5.8
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 4.5Level 5.6
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 4.4Level 5.8
- English LanguageImportance 4.2Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- ChemistryImportance 3.7Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Use the proper concentration of chlorine to purify a water source
- Education and TrainingImportance 3.6Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
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- AdministrativeImportance 3.5Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
- Sales and MarketingImportance 3.5Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Introduce clients to a new line of products
- Administration and ManagementImportance 3.4Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
- Economics and AccountingImportance 3.2Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Develop financial investment programs for individual clients
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 3.2Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Write an article about cultural differences
- MathematicsImportance 3.0Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
- Law and GovernmentImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Prepare documents and title papers for the purchase of a new house
- Communications and MediaImportance 2.8Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Host a music radio show
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 2.8Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 2.7Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 2.6Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Understand another culture's religious practices
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.5Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
- PhysicsImportance 2.4Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
- Food ProductionImportance 2.3Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Grow herbs in the kitchen
- Production and ProcessingImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
- TelecommunicationsImportance 1.9Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.7Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
- GeographyImportance 1.6Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
- MechanicalImportance 1.6Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 1.4Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
- Foreign LanguageImportance 1.4Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
- TransportationImportance 1.4Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.2Level —
- DesignImportance 1.2Level —
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.1Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Problem SensitivityImportance 4.3Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 4.1Level 5.0Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 4.1Level 5.1Level 6 looks like: Diagnose a disease using results of many different lab tests
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.1Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Speech ClarityImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
- Speech RecognitionImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- Written ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
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- Information OrderingImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
- Near VisionImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 5 looks like: Read the fine print of a legal document
- Written ExpressionImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.5Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 3.4Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Look for a golf ball in tall grass
- OriginalityImportance 3.3Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- Selective AttentionImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Watch security monitors for intruders throughout the night shift
- Far VisionImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 2.9Level 2.9
- Number FacilityImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
- Speed of ClosureImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- VisualizationImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
- MemorizationImportance 2.8Level 2.6
- Time SharingImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.8Level 2.8
- Finger DexterityImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 2.3Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
- Auditory AttentionImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Depth PerceptionImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
- Manual DexterityImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.9Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
- Trunk StrengthImportance 1.8Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 1.6Level 0.6
- Control PrecisionImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.1Level —
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.1Level —
- Static StrengthImportance 1.1Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.0Level —
- Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Rate ControlImportance 1.0Level —
- Reaction TimeImportance 1.0Level —
- Response OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
- Spatial OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.0Level —
- StaminaImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 4.8Level 5.7
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.8Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Getting InformationImportance 4.7Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.6Level 5.8
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 4.3Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.3Level 5.6
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 4.2Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 4.2Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
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- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 4.2Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 4.0Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 3.9Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
- Working with ComputersImportance 3.9Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Processing InformationImportance 3.8Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 3.7Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.7Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.7Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.6Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 3.6Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.6Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.4Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.4Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.4Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 3.3Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 3.3Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 3.3Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 3.2Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 3.2Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Make a sales pitch to convince others to buy a product
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 3.2Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 2.9Level 2.6
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 2.9Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 2.7Level 2.8
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 2.7Level 2.6
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 2.6Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 2.5Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Interview candidates for a sales position and make hiring recommendations
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 2.4Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 2.2Level 2.9
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 1.8Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.6Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 1.3Level —
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.3Level —
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.3Level 0.7Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
15 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
In demand (2)
- Zoomhot
- Google Meet
Hot (1; 1 more marked hot above)
- Microsoft Excel
Other tools (12)
- Enova eNatro
- EZ-Zone Software Alternative Medical Billing
- Labeling software
- NaturaeMed OfficePro
- Naturopathic Clinic software
- NaturoPlus
- Online medical databases
- Power Diary
- SimpleClinic Practice Management software
- Trigram Software AcuBase Pro
- Web browser software
- ZYTO LSA Pro
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